Jury duty

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

I recently learned that in some jurisdictions, jury duty calls are selected by voting frequency.

Yet another excellent reason not to vote.

[Adios]

Jury duty is interesting.

[Cramulus]

did not know that. probably a good way to get civic minded people into juries though.

[Requia ☣]

And lots of teabaggers.   

[Jenne]

I have yet to sit on a jury, and I've been voting consistently for 19 years.

[Thurnez Isa]

They call me a lot, but I have yet to serve.
Kind of disappointing really... I hear in long cases you get free lunch.

[Jenne]

That's true here, too, TI.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

I have yet to sit on a jury, and I've been voting consistently for 19 years.

"some jurisdictions".

Sounds like you need to move to a better one!

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

They call me a lot, but I have yet to serve.
Kind of disappointing really... I hear in long cases you get free lunch.

Totally makes up for all those days of lost work!

Actually I get tapped for jury duty with some frequency, but I'm a single mother for whom it would be ruinous to miss that much work, so I never have to go.

[Thurnez Isa]

I would totally get into it too...
During the first testimony... "Sorry Judge, ahhh when are we having lunch?"
"Before we go on we should really take lunch."
"You Know what would go good with this testimony... lunch"
"BUT WE ALREADY HAD LUNCH!!!"

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I was laughed out of a courtroom when I could have been a juror for a case of alleged public indecency, "having sexual intercourse in public."

It was one of those situations where you just can't maintain your composure any more and laughter leaks out in an abrupt contagion.

Even when I was being completely serious people laughed after that. Except for the wicked hot defendant who looked like she wanted to shoot me in the face.

That was way more fun than the case they ended up selecting me for.

[Jenne]

I have yet to sit on a jury, and I've been voting consistently for 19 years.

"some jurisdictions".

Sounds like you need to move to a better one!

I've moved...oh...5-6 times since I first started voting.    I think it might just be a combination of 1) moving around TOO much (they can't catch up to me) and 2) having small children at home.  CA lets you be excused for that.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

I have yet to sit on a jury, and I've been voting consistently for 19 years.

"some jurisdictions".

Sounds like you need to move to a better one!

I've moved...oh...5-6 times since I first started voting.    I think it might just be a combination of 1) moving around TOO much (they can't catch up to me) and 2) having small children at home.  CA lets you be excused for that.

If you're getting tapped & excused, you're still getting tapped. Also, again, "some".

[Jenne]

I have yet to sit on a jury, and I've been voting consistently for 19 years.

"some jurisdictions".

Sounds like you need to move to a better one!

I've moved...oh...5-6 times since I first started voting.    I think it might just be a combination of 1) moving around TOO much (they can't catch up to me) and 2) having small children at home.  CA lets you be excused for that.

If you're getting tapped & excused, you're still getting tapped. Also, again, "some".

I think it's happened ONCE for San Diego County and ONCE for LA County...been in SDC for 11 years.  I'm not aware if they have a list of moms who cry "little kid" or not, though.

[Jenne]

And I wouldn't consider getting tapped for jury duty twice in 19 years an excuse to not vote, or a reason to not vote.  But then I have a different opinion on voting, anyway. /well known statement is old and well known...

I'm actually SICK enough to WANT to sit on a jury, it's just never worked out.